Diameter: 18.0cm x Height: 2.7cm
A small, circular, blue-coloured porcelain plate commemorating the hosting of the Olympic Games in Montreal in 1976. The plate has a blue background with a moulded form of the Olympic flame in white on the centre. On the right side of the Olympic flame is an image of Montreal's Notre-Dame Basilica, and on the left side is Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal. The words "OLYMPIC GAMES// LES JEUX OLYMPIQUES// MONTREAL 1976" are around the rim of the plate in blue text, surrounding the central image. On the back of the plate, there is a green manufacturers' mark on the centre of the base. It has the letter "B&G" and 3 bars inside a circle, surrounded by the words "COPENHAGEN PORCELAIN// MADE IN DENMARK". Below the circle is the number "9476" in green and an inscription that reads "Limited Edition// Edition limitee". There is a small blue reversed "Y" symbol on the bottom of the base and 2 holes for hanging on the top right of the base.
In 1976, Montreal hosted the Summer Olympic Games, the XXIst Olympiad. The events largely took place in Montreal, but some were held elsewhere; for example, Kingston was chosen as the location for the sailing events, which were held at Portsmouth Olympic Harbour between 19-27 July 1976.
Blue and white porcelain commemorative plates for the 1976 Montreal Olympics were created by Bing & Grondahl for the Royal Copenhagen porcelain company in Denmark, who are known for this style of blue and white collectable porcelain plates.
This plate was one of at least two different designs of commemorative plates for the 1976 Montreal Olympics. It includes illustrations of two Montreal landmarks: Saint Joseph’s Oratory of Mount Royal on the left, and Notre-Dame Basilica on the right. Another plate depicted a discus thrower with the world in the background above the Montreal Olympic logo.
